(3) Aesthetic Questions

(4) ARtwork

Goal: to create a Name Sculpture using slab techniques focusing on sculptural qualities and structural issues.

Grading: 1. how creative and sculptural 2. structure & weight is balanced and sturdy3. craftsmanship

(1 & 2) Project Preparation

1. How can you achieve movement and rhythm in your sculpture?

2. Where are the weaknesses in a clay sculpture? Fixable?

3. How do you put slab letters together and have them be sturdy and strong?

1. How can you achieve movement and rhythm in your sculpture?

-Create points of interest on all sides of a sculpture

Where are the points of interest, where does your eye move?

Where are the points of interest, where does your eye move?

Where are the points of interest, where does your eye move?

2. Where are the weaknesses in a clay sculpture? Fixable?-Where it’s attached-Where it’s thin

2. Where are the weaknesses in a clay sculpture? Fixable?-Attach in MANY places-Add clay to joints

3. How do you put slab letters together and have them be sturdy and strong?

-Consider weight of letters-Consider dryness of letters -attach in MANY places

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